Reduce the following relative clauses, using Participle Phrases:
1. The man who teaches my son is my friend. ->…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
2. The street which leads to the school is very wide.->…………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………
3. My grandfather, who is old and sick, never goes out of the house.->…………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………
4. We are driving on the road which was built in 1980.->……………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………
5. I saw many houses that were destroyed by the storm.->………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………
6. The computers which are used here are very old.->…………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………
7. Trains which leave from this station take an hour to get to London.->…………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………
8. That is the news which surprised us most.->……………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………
9. They’ve just delivered the goods that were ordered last week.->………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………
10. There are some children who are playing in the backyard of the house.->…………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………
11. Do you know the woman who made a very interesting speech last night?->…………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………
12. The foreign language which is being taught in most schools is English.->………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………
13. Astronauts who are orbiting the earth in space capsules are weightless.->…………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………
14. Customers who complain about the service should see the manager.->…………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………
15. The book that is on the top of the shelf is the one that is very useful.->……………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………
16. The vegetables which are sold in this shop are grown without chemicals.->………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………
17. The number of students who have been counted is quite high.->………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………
18. The student who sits next to me is from China.->………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………
19. Do you know the music which is being played on the radio?->……………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………
20. He lives in a big house which stands on the top of the hill.->………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………
I/ Rewrite the relative clauses by using phrases
1. The man who’s talking to the policeman has just returned home from Paris.
-> The man is talking to the policeman . He has just returned home from Paris
2. The students who make noise in class will be punished.
-> The students make noise in class . They will be punished
3. Passengers who travelled on this bus bought their tickets in books.
-> Passengers bought their tickets in books . They travelled on this bus
4. There is a law which forbids hunting and fishing in this area.
-> There is a law in this area . It forbids hunting and fishing
5. We had a river in which we could swim.
-> We had a river . We could swim in it
6. The child is lonely; he’d be happier if he had someone that he could play with.
-> The child is lonely, he would be happier if he had someone to play with
7. I’d be more interested if I had a family that I had to cook for.
-> I’d be more interested if I had a family to cook for
8. I’ve got a bottle of wine, but I haven’t got anything with which I could open it.
-> I’ve got a bottle of wine, but I haven’t got anything to open it
9. I have some letters that I must write.
-> I have some letters to write
10. I don’t want to go alone; nor do I have anyone with whom I can go.
-> I don’t want to go alone; nor do I have anyone to go with
11. I don’t like my children playing in the streets. I wish I had a garden that they could play in.
-> I don’t like my children playing in the streets. I wish I had a garden for them to play in
12. We had to eat standing up because we hadn’t anything on which we could sit.
-> We had to eat standing up because we hadn’t anything to sit on
13. She didn’t buy any cards because she hadn’t anyone to whom she could send cards.
-> She didn’t buy any cards because she hadn’t anyone to send cards
14. He was the first man who left the building which was burning.
-> He was the first man who left the burning building
15. You are the last person who he believes.
-> You are the last person for him to believe